Register for Black Alumni Reunion 2022 and win a basket of OHIO goodies from the Bobcat Store! When you register today, you’ll be entered for a chance to win an exclusive prize package from The Bobcat Store. Six prize winners will be drawn on Aug. 15 and announced on the Bobcat Network.
Contact Tyrone Carr, carrt@ohio.edu. Or call your Ohio University Alumni Association (OUAA) at 740-593-4300.
Join the Black Alumni Reunion group on The Bobcat Network! Connect with fellow alumni and BAR attendees. The Black Alumni Reunion group on The Bobcat Network is the official place we’ll share all the updates on events, guest speakers, and happenings for BAR 2022.
The initial weekend schedule is available now at ohio.edu/black-alumni-reunion. We’ll keep updating the schedule in the weeks ahead. Check back often!
Some events and activities will require registration. Register here. There are also free events – we greatly appreciate your registration for these as well. There will be free OHIO swag with any event registration!
We’ll want to know you’re coming by August 15.
Some events will be free. Some will have a cost associated. We expect the cost for these activities to range from $10-$75. We’ll get those specifics up on the registration page for you early this summer.
No, no event registration money will go towards scholarships. When you register, you’ll have the chance to choose to make an additional gift to a scholarship fund.
For all but one event, yes. You’ll have to register to attend the BAR Gala.
No problem! Give us a call at 740-593-4300 and we’ll take care of you.
Contact Tyrone Carr, carrt@ohio.edu or at 740-593-4300, to adequately prepare for ticketed events. There will be a cutoff date of Aug. 5, 2022, for organizations to submit their events and activities.
Official OHIO-sponsored events will appear on the BAR registration website.
Yes. The planning committee will be looking for opportunities to engage with students throughout the weekend.
Yes. The planning committee is determining how to honor Black alumni who have passed and how to recognize Black alumni accomplishments as part of the reunion.
Selling goods and services on campus is subject to many rules and policies – think risk management, sales tax, procurement, licensing and contracts, etc. Alumni interested in selling goods on campus can reserve tables outside of Baker Center as external partners (cost is $100/day). Visit the Event Services website for more information or to reserve table space.
The OHIO academic calendar is on semesters, which means the spring season – with students in town – is too short to accommodate the reunion. Weekends in March and April are heavily programmed with OHIO Up Close admissions events, Mom’s Weekend, the International Street Fair, and more. And, commencement is April 30 this year!
Hosting BAR during an academic semester requires collaboration with campus partners through the University’s event space scheduling process, which begins in January and is finalized in March. This process, and all access to event space, is managed by University Event Services, an office within the Division of Student Affairs. During this process student organizations, academic units, and non- academic units (including OUAA) request space. Competition is tremendous, and Event Services places priority on student and academic events (NOTE: Student fees fund Baker Center and its operations. Therefore, student events get priority access to that space).
Yes, limited metered spaces will be reserved for use in the following lots:
Sept. 15-17 – Four metered spaces available in the Porter/Lower Baker lot (Lot 120) for 15 minute parking to visit registration
Sept. 15-17 – Eight metered spaces available in the Konneker Alumni Center lot
Sept. 15 (Welcome Reception) – Eight metered spaces available in the Hudson Health lot (Lot 37)
Limited parking lots are reserved:
Lot 122, Baker Surface lot
Peden 132 has 45 spaces reserved
Shuttle services will be provided from local hotels to the Athens campus. View the Parking and Transportation page for more information.
The OUAA is not holding any hotel blocks or coordinating room reservations. Once BAR dates were announced on Aug. 27, 2021, guests began making reservations directly with local hotels. Please visit the Athens County Visitor’s Bureau’s website for information about lodging such as cabins and Airbnbs in and near Athens.
No. Please see our Parking and Hotel Information page for local lodging options.